England v Australia
Match drawn
27 August to 1 September 1981The Oval
England
314 & 261/795 ov
Australia
352 & 344/9d104.2 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
Australia innings
352132 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | caught | 66 | 129 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 51.2 |
| Martin Kent | caught | 54 | 129 | 179 | 7 | 0 | 41.9 |
| Kim Hughes | hit wicket | 31 | 67 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 46.3 |
| Graham Yallop | caught | 26 | 50 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 |
| Allan Border | not out | 106* | 230 | 290 | 13 | 0 | 46.1 |
| Dirk Wellham | bowled | 24 | 93 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 25.8 |
| Rod Marsh | caught | 12 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Ray Bright | caught | 3 | 40 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Dennis Lillee | bowled | 11 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 30.6 |
| Terry Alderman | bowled | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mike Whitney | bowled | 4 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 4 | 15 | |||||
| Total | all out, 132 overs | 352 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 360
1-120 Graeme Wood2-125 Martin Kent3-169 Graham Yallop4-199 Kim Hughes5-260 Dirk Wellham6-280 Rod Marsh7-303 Ray Bright8-319 Dennis Lillee9-320 Terry Alderman10-352 Mike Whitney
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 31 | 6 | 91 | 4 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 31 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 47 | 13 | 125 | 6 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 23 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
314110.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | caught | 137 | 321 | 441 | 7 | 0 | 42.7 |
| Wayne Larkins | caught | 34 | 75 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 45.3 |
| Chris Tavaré | caught | 24 | 91 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 26.4 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 53 | 114 | 157 | 5 | 0 | 46.5 |
| Mike Brearley | caught | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Paul Parker | caught | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ian Botham | caught | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Alan Knott | bowled | 36 | 49 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 73.5 |
| John Emburey | lbw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Willis | bowled | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Mike Hendrick | not out | 0* | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | lb 9, w 3, nb 12 | 24 | |||||
| Total | all out, 110.4 overs | 314 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 360
1-61 Wayne Larkins2-131 Chris Tavaré3-246 Mike Gatting4-248 Mike Brearley5-248 Paul Parker6-256 Ian Botham7-293 Geoff Boycott8-293 John Emburey9-302 Bob Willis10-314 Alan Knott
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 31.4 | 4 | 89 | 7 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | 35 | 4 | 84 | 3 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Whitney | 23 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bright | 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
344/9d104.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | caught | 21 | 46 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 45.7 |
| Martin Kent | caught | 7 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 41.2 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Graham Yallop | bowled | 35 | 62 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 56.5 |
| Allan Border | caught | 84 | 152 | 192 | 8 | 0 | 55.3 |
| Dirk Wellham | lbw | 103 | 221 | 266 | 12 | 0 | 46.6 |
| Rod Marsh | caught | 52 | 83 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 62.7 |
| Ray Bright | bowled | 11 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 78.6 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 8* | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Mike Whitney | caught | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 8, w 1, nb 7 | 17 | |||||
| Total | 9 wickets declared, 104.2 overs | 344 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 360
1-26 Martin Kent2-36 Kim Hughes3-41 Graeme Wood4-104 Graham Yallop5-205 Allan Border6-291 Rod Marsh7-332 Ray Bright8-343 Dirk Wellham9-344 Mike Whitney
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 29.2 | 6 | 82 | 4 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 42 | 9 | 128 | 4 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 23 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 383
261/795 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Larkins | caught | 24 | 78 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 30.8 |
| Chris Tavaré | caught | 8 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Mike Gatting | caught | 56 | 70 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Paul Parker | caught | 13 | 46 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 28.3 |
| Mike Brearley | caught | 51 | 160 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 31.9 |
| Ian Botham | lbw | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 114.3 |
| Alan Knott | not out | 70* | 138 | 167 | 11 | 0 | 50.7 |
| John Emburey | not out | 5* | 33 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 9 | 18 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 95 overs | 261 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 360
1-0 Geoff Boycott2-18 Chris Tavaré3-88 Wayne Larkins4-101 Mike Gatting5-127 Paul Parker6-144 Ian Botham7-237 Mike Brearley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 30 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | 19 | 6 | 60 | 2 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Whitney | 11 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bright | 27 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Yallop | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |